Check out the Rendezvous FAQ for a real hoot:
> What is middleware?=20
> Middleware is the invisible layer between your TCP/IP network and your
applications.=20
Subject-based addressing is their buzzword, and it works reasonably. This
is the kind of bar Infospheres has to surpass, if it takes the time to
realistically study this technology rather than dismissing it as 'mere
middleware'.
RK
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allows subject-based-- instead of address-based-- interchange of
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globe, the TIB architecture has become the de facto industry standard for
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embraces both real-time messaging and message queueing for guaranteed
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which is CORBA 2.0 compliant.
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legacy to up-to-the minute data. These tools also help leading-edge
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